2019 The Star Sydney Champs

$5K Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Final Results
Winner
Jason Gray
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
171,572 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Prize Pool
612,750 AUD
Entries
129
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 2

Chin Finds Another Double

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Andrian Chin
Andrian Chin

Andrian Chin shoved from under the gun for 145,000 and action folded to Vincent Huang in the big blind who contemplated his options for a while before making the call.

Andrian Chin: {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Vincent Huang: {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The flop came {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for Chin to hit a pair of eights and for Huang to pick up the open-ended straight draw.

The turn was the {2-Clubs} which didn't change things, neither did the {a-Diamonds} on the river as Chin doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
1,100,000 -200,000
Andrian Chin au
Andrian Chin
320,000 175,000

Tags: Andrian ChinVincent Huang

Chin in the Danger Zone

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andrian Chin raised to 60,000 first to act and Vincent Huang called from the big blind. Huang and Chin checked the {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop and the {3-Clubs} on the turn. On the {5-Hearts} river, Huang made it 105,000 to go and Chin made the call to get shown {j-Clubs}{5-Clubs} by Huang.

Chin mucked and dropped to just under 13 big blinds.

He then bet the {5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop for 100,000 and Jason Gray raised enough to put Chin at risk, who folded with 145,000 behind.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
1,300,000 200,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
870,000 220,000
Andrian Chin au
Andrian Chin
145,000 -385,000

Tags: Andrian ChinJason GrayVincent Huang

More for Huang and Bokody

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Vincent Huang raised to 60,000 from the button and Andrian Chin called in the small blind. The flop came {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}, they both checked to see the {3-Diamonds} fall on the turn. They both checked again for the {8-Diamonds} to complete the board. Huang checked, Chin bet 55,000 which brought Huang to raise to 225,000 after contemplating his options for a bit. Chin reluctantly folded.

Ebon Bokody completed his small blind and Jason Gray opted to check. The flop came {j-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{k-Spades}, Bokody bet 35,000 and Gray called. The turn brought them the {9-Clubs}, Bokody barreled a bet of 110,000 over the line which Gray also called. The river completed the board with the {4-Spades}, Bokody now fired a bet of 350,000 into the pot. Gray shook his head, took some time, and then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
1,100,000 175,000
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
1,100,000 100,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
650,000 -265,000
Andrian Chin au
Andrian Chin
530,000

Tags: Andrian ChinEbon BokodyJason GrayVincent Huang

Gray and Huang Near Even in Chips

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jason Gray limp-jammed in a battle of the blinds against Vincent Huang and the latter quickly folded. Gray then raised to 75,000 first to act and Huang jammed for 635,000, Gray tossed his cards into the muck.

Both met twice more in quick succession when a limped pot led to the {8-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop. They checked it down to the {3-Diamonds} turn and {q-Diamonds} river, and Gray checked once more. Huang bet 75,000 and Gray folded. After the hand, both players were separated by fewer than half a big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
925,000 87,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
915,000 -26,000

Tags: Jason GrayVincent Huang

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

One Win, One Loss for Huang

Level 20 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Ebon Bokody raised to 55,000 from the button and Vincent Huang defended his big blind. The flop came {4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs}, Huang check-raised the 44,000 bet of Bokody to 175,000 who quickly folded.

The hand after, Huang completed the small blind and Andrian Chin opted to check. They both checked through the {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop and the {a-Hearts} on the turn to the {3-Spades} on the river. Huang check-called the 38,000 bet of Chin but mucked when he saw Chin's cards.

Player Chips Progress
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
1,000,000 -100,000
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
838,000 -137,000
Andrian Chin au
Andrian Chin
632,000 189,000

Tags: Andrian ChinEbon BokodyVincent Huang

Gray Catches Bokody Bluffing

Level 20 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Jason Gray
Jason Gray

First to act, Jason Gray opened to 55,000 and Ebon Bokody called in the big blind. They checked the {q-Spades}{j-Spades}{8-Spades} flop and the {q-Diamonds} turn paired the board. Bokody checked, as did Gray, and Bokody then bet the {9-Hearts} river for 95,000. Gray eventually called and was shown {k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a bluff by Bokody, as he raked in the pot with the {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
1,100,000 -100,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
941,000 145,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyJason Gray

Gray Pulls Away From Chin

Level 20 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Jason Gray raised to 55,000 and Andrian Chin defended the big blind. On the {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop, Chin checked and Gray made it 35,000 to go. Chin raised it up to 70,000 and Gray tossed in the additional chips.

The {2-Clubs} followed on the turn and Chin checked once more. Gray bet 75,000 and that sent Chin into the think tank. Half a minute passed and he sent his cards into the muck to award the pot to Gray. The Aussie Poker Hall of Fame member also scooped the blinds and big blind ante with a raise to 55,000 the next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
796,000 247,000
Andrian Chin au
Andrian Chin
443,000 -173,000

Tags: Andrian ChinJason Gray

Ehsan Amiri Eliminated in 5th Place (A$42,047)

Level 20 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Ehsan Amiri
Ehsan Amiri

Ebon Bokody raised to 56,000 from the button and Ehsan Amiri shoved for 133,000 in the big blind. Bokody quickly called.

Ehsan Amiri: {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Ebon Bokody: {a-Clubs}{5-Spades}

The flop came {3-Spades}{j-Spades}{2-Spades} for Bokody to pick up the flush draw.

The turn was the {4-Clubs} for Bokody to hit a wheel to leave Amiri drawing dead as the {k-Spades} was dealt on the river as a formality even though Bokody improved to a flush. Amiri was sent home in fifth place for A$42,047.

The ante has now been adjusted to the amount of the small blind as there are only four players left.

Player Chips Progress
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
1,200,000 100,000
Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
Busted

Tags: Ebon BokodyEhsan Amiri